1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.
There are surely lots of love going around. Is love an expression of your feeling and emotions? Is it an action?
I believe the answer to both is yes. There are many kinds of love, namely,
1. agape (unconditional love)
2. eros (sexual love)
3. phileo (brotherly love or personal affection and it expects a return.)
The love mentioned in the passage is the 1st kind of love, agape or agapao. Another word used can be charity. It represents divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing, active, volitional, and thoughtful love. Notice its an active and action Love, not a feeling or emotion.
Just as Christ manifest to us such love, we ought to strive to have this love and put such love in our actions.
May God bless you during this season of Chinese New Year and be loved. :)
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